Welcome from middle Tennessee; not too far from you; also retired AF couple, having celebrated our 48th anniversary recently (but no chickens, we didn't take them up again after we left Texas); just a dog and a couple of cats--but surprisingly all of our kids have moved here to be near us. They get quilts for every occasion, but only because I have a LA, and one of my sons does most of my quilting. I was not a quilter until sometime after the beginning of this century--I was a dressmaker type seamstress; and have moved to quilting exclusively. I love the feeling when I lay out a completed quilt; love seeing what I have created; and know that it will be loved and enjoyed for many years to come--not like a dress or blouse that will last this season and maybe part of next, or in the case of a wedding dress, worn once and never again.